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 COMPONENTS OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
Engineers profiles may be conveniently sketched in terms of three components
(1) their knowledge—the facts they know and concepts they
understand;

(2) the skills they use in managing and applying their knowledge,
such as computation, experimentation, analysis, synthesis/design,
evaluation, communication, leadership, and teamwork;

(3) the attitudes that dictate the goals toward which their skills and
knowledge will be directed—personal values, concerns, preferences
and biases.
Transmitting knowledge is the easiest part of teaching; far more challenging is the task of
equipping students with the critical skills they will need to succeed as professionals and
responsible members of society.
Eight Basic Activities to Promote Skill Development
1. Identify the skills you wish your students to develop and communicate their importance to the
students.
2. Use research, not personal intuition, to identify the target skills. Share some of the research with
the students.
3. Make explicit & implicit behavior associated with successful application of the skills.
4. Provide extensive practice in the application of the skills, using carefully structured activities.
Provide prompt constructive feedback on the students’ efforts.
5. Encourage monitoring
6. Encourage reflection
7. Grade the process, not just the product
8. Use a standard assessment and feedback form.
 21st CENTURY SKILLS
1. Critical thinking, problem solving, reasoning, analysis, interpretation,
synthesizing information
2. Research skills and practices, interrogative questioning
3. Creativity, artistry, curiosity, imagination, innovation, personal expression
4. Perseverance, self-direction, planning, self-discipline, adaptability, initiative
5. Oral and written communication, public speaking and presenting, listening
6. Leadership, teamwork, collaboration, cooperation, facility in using virtual
workspaces
7. Information and communication technology (ICT) literacy, media and internet
literacy, data interpretation and analysis, computer programming
8. Civic, ethical, and social-justice literacy
9. Economic and financial literacy, entrepreneurialism
10. Global awareness, multicultural literacy, humanitarianism
11. Scientific literacy and reasoning, the scientific method
12. Environmental and conservation literacy, ecosystems understanding
13. Health and wellness literacy, including nutrition, diet, exercise, and public
health and safety
The skills required to address the challenges to future
engineers may be divided into seven categories:

(1) Independent, interdependent and lifetime learning skills;

(2) Problem solving, critical thinking, and creative thinking skills;
(3) Interpersonal and teamwork skills;
(4) Communication skills;
(5) Self assessment skills;
(6) Integrative and global thinking skills
(7) Change management skills.
Employment based Specific Skills
Alternative pedagogical techniques have repeatedly been
shown to be more effective and much more likely to achieve
the objectives are -
1. Cooperative (team-based) learning,
2. Inductive (discovery) learning,
3. The assignment of open-ended questions,
4. Multidisciplinary problems
5. Problem formulation exercises,
6. The routine use of in-class problem-solving,
7. Brainstorming, and trouble-shooting exercises,
Sample Assessment activity to test cognitive Skills
CONSTRUCTION OF 2D FRAMEWORK OF STUDENT SKILL DEVELOPMENT
Faculty Teaching Learning Plan Weekly Planning Guide.
To facilitate course
planning, Develop a
worksheet that serves as
weekly outline to explicitly
articulate weekly learning
objectives (content),

how each learning

objective would be
assessed (assessment),
and the learning materials
that support the content for
that week.
Faculty Reflection on the Teaching process
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